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What are the five common types of radiation protection lead doors?


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2023-12-26

Radiation-proof lead plates are one of the commonly used materials in the mechanical field, referring to plates made from rolled metal lead. They have strong resistance to acids and alkalis, are suitable for construction in acidic environments, provide medical radiation protection, X-ray and CT room radiation shielding, weight enhancement, sound insulation, and many other aspects. Moreover, they are a relatively inexpensive radiation protection material. Now let's take a closer look at the different functions of these five types of lead doors!

Lead radiation protection boards are one of the commonly used materials in the mechanical field, referring to boards made from rolled metal lead. They have strong resistance to acids and bases, are suitable for construction in acidic environments, medical radiation protection, X-ray, CT room radiation shielding, weight addition, sound insulation, and many other aspects. Moreover, they are relatively inexpensive radiation protection materials. Let's take a closer look at the different functions of these five types of lead doors!
1. Swing Lead Door
Mainly used in places with relatively weak radiation intensity and requiring airtightness, such as: radiology departments, hospitals, pet hospitals, dental clinics, etc. Generally applied in personnel access passages, these types of places usually have a small shielding layer thickness, small passage dimensions, and airtightness requirements. The opening method can generally be manual.
2. Sliding Lead Door
Mainly used in places with relatively strong radiation intensity and no airtightness requirements, such as radiology departments. Generally applied at the outer doors of mixed personnel access passages or dedicated logistics passages. The external space of the passage is larger, the shielding layer thickness is relatively large, the passage dimensions are larger, and there are no airtightness requirements. The opening method can generally be manual or electric.
3. Rotating Lead Door
Rotating radiation protection doors are generally used in places with strong radiation intensity and small external areas, typically serving as the innermost layer of protection for radiation emitting devices. The dose level in these areas is relatively high, and the space is small, making it unsuitable for the installation of sliding or swing radiation protection doors.
4. Plug Lead Door
Plug-type radiation protection doors have very strong protective capabilities and can generally achieve shielding layers several meters thick. They are mainly used to protect against neutrons or high-dose gamma radiation.
5. Combination Lead Door
During the design process of lead doors, combinations can be selected based on the characteristics of different types of radiation protection doors. For example, utilizing the airtightness requirement characteristics of swing radiation protection doors and the shielding requirement characteristics of sliding radiation protection doors for combination selection can not only reduce design difficulty but also minimize investment while meeting process requirements.
The five common types of lead doors have been introduced here today. It is recommended that when choosing lead doors, you select based on your own needs as different materials have different functions.